DGAP-News: ROFIN-SINAR INVESTS IN NEW PRODUCTION CAPACITIES FOR FIBER LASERS IN FINLAND
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ROFIN-SINAR INVESTS IN NEW PRODUCTION CAPACITIES FOR FIBER LASERS IN
FINLAND
01.06.2011 / 15:32
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ROFIN-SINAR INVESTS IN NEW PRODUCTION CAPACITIES FOR FIBER LASERS IN
FINLAND
Plymouth, MI / Hamburg, Germany - June 1, 2011 - ROFIN-SINAR Technologies
Inc. (NASDAQ: RSTI), one of the world's leading developers and
manufacturers of high-performance laser beam sources and laser-based
solutions, today announced that it has acquired, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary Corelase Oy, a block of buildings in Tampere, Finland. The
acquisition of these facilities will provide an increase in the
manufacturing capacity for the Company's fiber laser series.
The purchase of the premises in Tampere comprises an area of about 20,000
square meters (sqm) of land. The buildings total over 5,000 sqm of floor
space, including approximately 800 sqm of existing cleanroom capacities.
The value of the transaction is approximately US$5.3 million and the
transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
'We are very happy to gain access to these premises as they perfectly suit
our need to ramp up high power fiber laser production over the coming
quarters. The existing cleanroom and production space will enable us to
accelerate the hiring and training of additional work force to enhance the
production of fiber laser modules. This investment underlines ROFIN's
commitment to further strengthen our position in this technology,' said
Günther Braun, CEO and President of RSTI.
With operational headquarters in Plymouth, Michigan, and Hamburg, Germany,
ROFIN-SINAR Technologies Inc. designs, develops, engineers and manufactures
laser sources and laser-based system solutions for a wide range of
applications. With production facilities in the US, Germany, UK, Sweden,
Finland, Switzerland, Singapore, and China, ROFIN-SINAR is one of the
world's leading designers and manufacturers of industrial lasers and
currently has more than 38,000 laser units installed worldwide and serves
more than 4,000 customers. ROFIN-SINAR's shares trade on the NASDAQ Global
Select Market under the symbol RSTI and are listed in Germany in the 'Prime
Standard' segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under ISIN US7750431022.
ROFIN is part of the Standard&Poor's SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell
2000 Index. Additional information is available on ROFIN-SINAR's home page:
http://www.rofin.com.
Contact:
Katharina Manok
Günther Braun
Rofin-Sinar
734-416-0206
- or -
011-49-40-733-63-4256
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Language: English
Company: Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc.
40984 Concept Drive
MI 48170 PlymouthVereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Phone: + 49 (0)40 - 73363-4256
Fax: + 49 (0)40 - 73363-4138
E-mail: ir(at)rofin.com
Internet: www.rofin.com
ISIN: US7750431022
WKN: 902757
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,
München, Stuttgart; Nasdaq
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